Lead PIC production test capacity, infrastructure, and ramp activities while managing test engineers and technicians. Responsibilities include hiring, onboarding, mentoring, resource prioritization, cross-functional collaboration with wafer fabs and operations, and development of production test hardware, software, and procedures. The role also oversees testability requirements, new product introduction testing, efficiency improvements, and engineering changes for photonic integrated circuit products.
Be part of Nokia’s rapidly expanding Network Infrastructure business, leveraging fully integrated Photonics Integrated Circuits to meet the exponentially growing demands of AI connectivity and communication infrastructure! With the recent acquisition of Infinera, Nokia has united two industry leaders to create an optical networking powerhouse—combining cutting-edge technology with proven leadership to define the future of connectivity. Lead a team of talented PIC Test Engineers in the California Bay Area, developing and building test solutions for large-scale production of complex photonic integrated circuits!
Responsibilities- Deliver production PIC test capacity and capability
- Meet growing production numbers and tight deadlines in close collaboration with our InP wafer fab locations in Sunnyvale and South San Jose
- Expand test lab infrastructure in our new large lab space
- Lead cross-functional team efforts to improve test efficiency, capability and capacity of existing wafer- and die-level test infrastructure to meet production ramp requirements
- Manage hardware and engineering resources efficiently and set the right priorities
- Expand the PIC Production Test team
- Lead a team of highly skilled and motivated engineers and technicians
- Source and hire talented PIC Test engineers and technicians
- Establish effective on-boarding/training process for new hires
- Help team members to grow through mentoring/coaching
- Lead with technical excellence
- Encourage and support continual development of production test hardware and software
- Leverage R&D Test team to define and implement detailed testability requirements
- Work closely with our Operations team to ensure new product introduction (NPI) test hardware, software, and procedures meet production requirements
- Support existing product line testing by executing product test related Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) or Change Notices (CNs)
- Ph. D or MS in Photonics, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or similar
- Minimum 5 years photonic or opto-electronic devices industry work experience
- Experience in managerial role(s)
- Experience with hiring and team expansion is a plus
- Fundamental understanding of active and passive optical semiconductor devices, and optical fundamentals like waveguide modes, polarization, coherence, and interference
- Ability to work cross-functional environment with closely meshed teams
- Excellent presentation and communication skills
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